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The O Cial Magazine of Rugby League Cares Summer/Autumn 2017 Specialist Insurance for Sports Professionals The O cial Magazine of Rugby League Cares Summer/Autumn 2017 Specialist Insurance For Sports Professionals For excellent rates on your car and home insurance...call us today! “QUOTE RUGBY LEAGUE CARES” @AllSportInsure +44 (0)1803 659121 Visit: www.allsportinsurance.co.uk elcome to this summer edition of One in, All In, our new- styled twice-yearly newsletter. W The feedback we received on the new format was fantastic and we hope you enjoy catching up on the work of Rugby League Cares and its supporters that is detailed in this magazine. It continues to be an extremely busy time for the RL Cares team and since our last newsletter in January the charity has moved forward in a variety of ways. In April, we launched our new men’s mental health and wellbeing programme, O­ oad. The programme is funded by the Big Lottery and is a unique collaboration between Rugby League Cares, State of Mind and the Warrington Wolves, Widnes Vikings and Salford Red Devils club foundations. We are delighted with the progress being made on the programme, which is being expertly managed by a new member of the RL Cares team, Emma Goldsmith. Emma’s background is in public health and there are some very exciting plans being developed to extend and enhance our fan-focused health services. Our player welfare programme has received a signifi cant boost with former Leeds Rhinos and Great Britain international WELCOME Keith Senior joining the team on a concepts and framework for what the new amazing to be able to share this story with part-time basis. museum will ultimately deliver and provide so many and we are all hopeful of a positive Keith’s role includes liaising with players for its visitors, the sport and the broader outcome in the New Year. to ensure that they are aware of our community, including schools, Rugby We cannot do any of this work without services and can benefi t from our various League clubs and their foundations. the amazing support we receive from fans, programmes. Detailed work has taken place to develop players and o cials, who all do so much The RL Cares Business Club is a a Stage One application to the Heritage to help us. wonderful example of a programme we Lottery Fund. Our bid will be submitted You can read more about the various manage for the benefi t of players and we at the end of November and we will be fundraising and support we receive in this are delighted to welcome a number of informed of the outcome in early 2018. edition of One in, All In. Everything from prestigious new members to this ever- Regardless of the result, the trustees individual donations and a Legends game to growing club. and sta would like to congratulate the fund-raising dinners and crazy challenges. Stratstone BMW Harrogate, Barclays Heritage team, led by Brigid Power, for their It is on the point of crazy challenges, that Premier Banking and Frank Exchange all outstanding e orts developing the bid. I will sign o this welcome. On 21st August, joined the programme in the fi rst part of Brigid has worked closely with colleagues at 15 riders, including myself, will take on a 2017 and join our existing partners Purple Bradford Council to develop a project that 320-mile cycle challenge from Leeds to Travel, All Sport Insurance and AFEX. will deliver a truly wonderful experience to Wembley stadium. Through their support, we are able to do so visitors and enhance the wider sport. What makes this challenge a little bit much more for the playing community. One key benefi t of the museum is that it di erent is it will all take place o -road, Since we announced our ambitions for will introduce Rugby League to many people which I am reliably told will make it even a National Rugby League Museum in late who have little or no experience of the harder. We’ve received a great head 2016 an enormous amount of work has game. Our history is unique and something start, however, with huge support from a taken place. This includes developing the that we are all very proud of: it will be number of sponsors including UK Red Fire and Security, Yorkshire Boilers, NL Van, Truck and Car Hire, All Sport Insurance, Environmental Services Design, Infi nity Works, the Club Doncaster Foundation and Halfords. If you would like to make a donation please go to www.justgiving.com/ It continues to be an extremely busy companyteams/L2W2017 If you would like to discuss becoming a time for the RL Cares team and since business club partner or getting involved with Rugby League Cares in any way to our last newsletter we have moved help with our work, please contact me at [email protected] or call forward in a variety of ways... 07917 282322. In the meantime, as Captain Oates almost said, I’m just going for a bike ride, and may be some time…! 3 @r lcares ONE IN, ALL IN THE RUGBY LEAGUE CARES MAGAZINE, SUMMER/AUTUMN 2017 One In, All In... Contents About Rugby League Cares Rugby League Cares is the sport’s independent Business Club charity which works with stakeholders from across Practical support for all Rugby League players the game to provide current and former players with Coming up: Roses practical and fi nancial assistance in areas such Legends get ready to go head-to-head as education, training and welfare. Working with club In the driving seat foundations, the charity also provides targeted health A big welcome to our new partner, Stratstone BMW and wellbeing support to the sport’s community, protects Get ready to O oad and nurtures the game’s rich heritage and, through The men’s health project that’s making a real di erence the RFL Benevolent Fund, supports players who have A sackful of good news experienced life-changing injuries. To help fulfi l its role The partner that’s put RL Cares in the van… supporting the whole Rugby League family, RL Cares A roaring good time always welcomes donations no matter how big or small: Pride and passion as the Lions reunite in numbers to make a donation to RL Cares please visit our Just John Burke Giving page, www.justgiving. com/rugbyleaguecares How the RFL Benevolent Fund is helping an injured hero For all enquiries, please Westminster blues email: [email protected] The former MP who still has Rugby League at his heart Memories are made of this One In, All In is produced The clubs that are transforming the lives of dementia su erers and edited by John Ledger on behalf of Rugby League Question Time Cares. We would like to thank all our contributors The law according to RL legend and RL Cares trustee, Jamie Peacock for their support, including SWPix, Matthew Merrick Less dangerous than pony riding and Rugby League Journal for their photography. Why Rugby League isn’t as dangerous as some people fear Published by: Peaky blinder The funny side of life’s ups and downs Down the virtual lane 01347 821344 Castleford Tigers go back to the future Printed by: S&G Print Group The road less travelled The fundraisers getting to Wembley the hard way 4 www.rugbyleaguecares.org RL CARES BUSINESS CLUB he reality of life as a insurance premiums and increased Most professional sportsmen will earn professional Rugby League awareness of the fi rst-class service All signifi cantly more than their non-playing player is a long way from the Sport Insurance provide is seeing more friends and contemporaries, but the short T perception some people have players get good deals. and uncertain nature of rugby careers of fat contracts, fl ash cars and Another aspect of their lives where makes it essential that players manage all the trappings of fame. players and their families are often at their salaries wisely. Whilst players are well rewarded - at least a disadvantage is holidays and travel, “We are delighted to have secured an compared to most young men of their age largely because of the demanding nature agreement with Barclays to give players - their careers are short, fi lled with pressure of a season which allows for a very small access to their world class Premier and uncertainty, and often leave them window of opportunity to get away. Banking service,” said Chris. “Barclays disadvantaged. Most players report for pre-season Premier Banking will help players with their The newly-formed Rugby League Cares training in December and then train and daily banking needs and provide access Business Club has been set up to o set play all the way through to the following to a wide range of exclusive products some of those disadvantages and involves October, when high street travel agents and services.” the charity working in partnership with a often have limited holiday options. RL Cares has also forged a partnership number of service providers to enhance “One player told us that he’d gone away with Stratstone BMW that will give players the lives of the game’s most important with his family at the end of the season full access to a prestigious range of stakeholders: its players. hoping to escape Rugby League for two vehicles from BMW and MINI. From banking and holidays to education weeks, only to go down for breakfast on As a member of the RL Cares Business and training grants, players now have easy the fi rst day of his holiday to discover eight Club, Stratstone will provide leasing, access to services that enable them to other Super League players with their fi nance and purchase option at market- focus fully on their all-too-short careers.
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